A
great memorial to a much-loved conductor that contains a memorable Mahler
Second rescued from the archives and that makes it indispensable. I
also believe that, in spite of all that, this is a performance touched
with genius.… see Full Review

As
a performance I think this is the best of Kubelik’s three available
recordings. In this 1951 performance there is much of the vitality of
Mahler not to mention the grand tradition of the Concertgebouw orchestra
oozing from every bar. … see Full Review

Do
not miss this disc if you care at all for the lyrical-impressionist
strain in twentieth century music. Bargain price but premium music
and performances. ... see Full Review

Bohuslav
MARTINU(1890-1959)
Symphonies 3 and 5 National
Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine Arthur Fagen Recorded March 1995 Grand
Concert Studio of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, Kiev
NAXOS 8.553350 [60.31] [JW]

Fagen
is a sensitive and sensible guide – these are certainly not shattering
accounts but they are more than merely worthwhile. … see Full
Review

Pavane,
as one of the enterprising ‘minors’, shows the larger companies how
to do it. I am convinced that we will see the internationals further
taking up Marx’s chamber music within the next 5 years. … see Full
Review

David
MAVES (born
1937) The
Piano Sonatas
Max Lifschitz (piano) Recorded : Recital Hall of SUNY Stony Brook, January
1983 (Sonatas 1 and 2) and Recital Hall of the University at
Albany, May 1995 (Sonatas 3 and 4)
NORTH/SOUTH RECORDINGS R 1008 [75:59] [HC]

Maves’
sonatas are fine, beautifully written and very contrasted works - a
composer’s view on 20th Century piano writing in all its
diversity while avoiding the more ‘trendy’ gimmicks. … see Full
Review

This
is vintage Mozart, with no surprises, but this "new" mass
is something that lovers of Mozart’s sacred music will want to have.
The excellent sound, choir and soprano make this a truly wonderful disc.
… see Full Review

It
has been a real joy hearing these heartfelt songs performed by such
a sensitive pair of musicians. … see Full Review
[GH]
A compelling and cherishable choice for collectors of Scandinavian
song and for the growing band of Hellekant and Nystroem admirers. …
see Full Review [RB]

Contemporary
classical music has been in retreat in the US for decades. With the
exception of the iconoclast Elliot Carter, there seems to be very little
of any complexity emerging from contemporary American composers. … see
Full Review

Szreder
and Strobel are extremely accomplished virtuosic players whose skills
are well demonstrated by three vertiginously demanding works. Lovers
of the grand romantic gesture must hear both the Paderewski and the
Szymanowski ... see Full Review

The
music on this DVD is excellent; the fact that the musicians are merely
singing and playing along with a CD is detestable. Buy the CD; it is
marvellously sung and performed by all. Don’t bother with the DVD. …
see Full Review

Sieghart's
version lays bare the German lyric soul and does so with great feeling
and tenderness. Some blemishes associated with a live performance leave
the way open for improvement. … see Full
Review

I
really enjoyed this release. All worthwhile additions to a repertoire
once confined to sometimes dubious transcriptions. A repertoire considerably
enlarged and enriched by imaginative and sympathetic composers … see
Full Review

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